Democrats Kisha McCaskill led Tuesday night in the 5th District and Trish Murphy in the 6th District for Cook County Board ...

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A Washington, D.C., grandmother who lost her grandson to gun violence delivered a fiery defense of President Donald Trump during a Black History Month celebration Wednesday at the White House.

What does the Cook County Board of Review do? The Board of Review holds huge power; it decides on appeals of property tax assessments across the county, which includes about 2 million parcels. The ...

Ald. Brendan Reilly (42nd) faces off against longtime incumbent Toni Preckwinkle in the March 17 Democratic primary for Cook County board president. Here’s a closer look at the race. Reilly, 54, has ...

The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo begins only after the smoke has cleared, because it starts with fire — hundreds of fires. The 2026 World’s Championship Bar-B-Que Contest, the smoky kickoff to ...

Jolly, kitsch and bawdy, Beryl Cook's paintings were loved by the British public but derided by the art establishment. One hundred years after her birth, a new exhibition argues for a radical ...

GSP said that a gunshot was fired from inside the suspect’s vehicle after the pursuit as a trooper and Cook County Sheriff’s Office deputies were conducting a traffic stop. The program is designed to ...

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is seeking a fifth term in office and is facing off against longtime Chicago Ald. Brendan Reilly (42nd) in the Democratic primary. Here is a closer look at ...

Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi on running for third term 06:46 Who is the challenger, Pat Hynes? Hynes is the current Lyons Township Assessor, and previously worked as a field inspector for the Cook ...